The Grand County sheriff's search and rescue
team was called out twice last week — once to
rescue a Moab woman stuck in quicksand and once
to search for an overdue hiker from Minnesota
who was found dead.

With expectations surrounding the University of Utah basketball team
increasing, senior point guard Delon Wright believes the work the
team is doing in the offseason will help the Utes compete for a Pac-12
championship.

USC's Institute for
Creative Technologies works closely with the
military to develop innovative strategies for
treating
PTSD using video game technology. The therapy
also may
help anyone dealing with trauma.

Dealing with the public while enjoying public land can sometimes take
the fun and peacefulness right out of your outdoor experience. Here
are 5 tips to help you better enjoy Utah's wild public lands, while
sharing them with the public.

Meth remains a hot issue: everyone wants to avoid going into or
buying a meth-contaminated home, but few really know what warning
signs to look for. Learn what to look for and how to avoid being
"cooked" by a meth contaminated home

Mary Hansen, who shot and killed her 18-year-old daughter, Virginia,
was ordered to prison
Monday. The woman pleaded guilty but mentally
ill to manslaughter in the March 2012 shooting,
which Hansen said was part of a suicide pact.

Mark Shurtleff's attorney, Max Wheeler, spoke with Doug Wright on
the Doug Wright Show Tuesday morning after his client was charged
and arrested for his alleged involvement with unlawful activity,
bribery
and other related charges.

A woman who became separated from her family and Jet Ski when a
sudden storm whipped up 8-foot-tall swells on Lake Mead treaded
water for more than three hours before she was rescued Tuesday,
National Parks Service officials said.

During the summer months, many people look
for different diets to
help them achieve that swimsuit-ready body.
Others try eating
healthier to lose those last stubborn 15
pounds. However, some of the
"health" foods may not be as healthy as you
thought.

A recent survey shows that public opinion of big banks has improved
significantly over the past few years, prompting GOBankingRates to
create a map displaying the biggest bank headquartered in each
state.

An audit of Salt Lake County's behavioral health system notes an
'awkward' transition from a nonprofit agency as the sole service
provider and overseer of the county's resources provider to awarding
management services to a for-profit corporation.

The chair of the House committee that investigated John Swallow said
the charges filed against former Utah Attorneys General John Swallow
and Mark Shurtleff serve as "validation" for legislators' $3.8 million
inquiry, but he and other lawmakers acknowledged there was
unfinished business on Utah's Capitol Hill in terms of reform.

Many questions will never be answered about the double murder-
suicide that left three young people dead in Logan Monday, but police
and area students are doing what they can to offer closure for all
mourning the deaths.

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